Discipline Debates Turn to Broad Terms Like 'Defiance'

Education Week: As school districts around the country have revised their discipline codes, many are zeroing in on limiting or eliminating the ability to suspend students for broad offenses like "willful defiance" and "disruption."

Those offenses are often poorly defined and open to varying interpretations of teachers and principals, leaving schools susceptible to meting out inconsistent and overly harsh discipline, school climate researchers say.

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